Machines like me

In an alternative 1980s historical London, Charlie is a drifter, avoiding full-time employment, with a crush on the smart student Miranda, who herself lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie unexpectedly comes into money, he buys one of the world's first synthetic humans and with Miranda's help designs Adam, the android, and his perfect personality. A love-triangle forms, and Charlie, Miranda, and Adam must confront moral dilemmas.